Meanings
plural cerebra · plural cerebrums
- anatomyThe principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
Synonyms: telencephalon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
Origin
- Latincerebrum“a brain; a skull”
- Middle Englishcerebrum
- Englishcerebrum
Inherited from Middle English cerebrum, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain; a skull”); see there for more.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian главен мозък
- главен мозък (glaven mozăk)principal part of the brain
Chinese Mandarin 大腦 /大脑
- 大腦 /大脑 (dànǎo)principal part of the brain
Czech koncový mozek
- koncový mozekprincipal part of the brain
Danish storhjerne
- storhjerneprincipal part of the brain
Dutch telencephalon
- telencephalonprincipal part of the brain
Esperanto grandcerbo
- grandcerboprincipal part of the brain
Finnish isot aivot, isotaivot
- isot aivotprincipal part of the brain
- isotaivotprincipal part of the brain
French telencéphale
- telencéphaleprincipal part of the brain
German Großhirn
- Großhirnprincipal part of the brain
Greek εγκέφαλος
- εγκέφαλος (egkéfalos)principal part of the brain
Hindi प्रमस्तिष्क
- प्रमस्तिष्क (pramastiṣk)principal part of the brain
Hungarian nagyagy
- nagyagyprincipal part of the brain
Icelandic hjarni
- hjarniprincipal part of the brain
Irish ceirbream
- ceirbreamprincipal part of the brain
Italian cervello
- cervelloprincipal part of the brain
Japanese 大脳
- 大脳 (dainō)principal part of the brain
Korean 대뇌
- 대뇌 (daenoe)principal part of the brain
Latin cerebrum, telencephalon
- cerebrumprincipal part of the brain
- telencephalonprincipal part of the brain
Malay serebrum
- serebrumprincipal part of the brain
Māori roronui, roro hiringa
- roronuiprincipal part of the brain
- roro hiringaprincipal part of the brain
Norwegian Bokmål storhjerne
- storhjerneprincipal part of the brain
Polish kresomózgowie
- kresomózgowieprincipal part of the brain
Portuguese telencéfalo
- telencéfaloprincipal part of the brain
Russian коне́чный мозг
- коне́чный мозг (konéčnyj mozg)principal part of the brain
Spanish telencéfalo
- telencéfaloprincipal part of the brain
Swedish storhjärna
- storhjärnaprincipal part of the brain
Tagalog malaking-utak, utak-pang-isip
- malaking-utakprincipal part of the brain
- utak-pang-isipprincipal part of the brain
Vietnamese đại não
- đại nãoprincipal part of the brain
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Cite this entry
cerebrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrum
“cerebrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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